"The university should color itself black and color itself mulatto — not just as regards students but also professors. Today the people stand at the door of the university, and it is the university that must be flexible. It must color itself black, mulatto, worker, peasant, or else be left without doors. And then the people will tear it apart and paint it with the colors they see fit."

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Source: 'The University Should Color Itself Black, Mulatto, Worker and Peasant'. Speech to the University of Las Villas, www.themilitant.com. December 28, 1959.

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Che Guevara

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Che Guevara was an Argentine revolutionary leader and key figure in the Cuban Revolution, known for his writings on guerrilla warfare and social justice.

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